Statement by the Jaffna University Science Teachers’ Association
Some unwanted incidents related to the freshers’ welcome party led to violent clashes among the Students today. Some students were injured and are being treated in the hospital. As a result, the Science Faculty is closed to the students and all the students are returning to their homes.
We strongly condemn the violent actions of some of the students. We urge all citizens of this country to do all they could to defuse the situation and help all students to resume their studies in the University at the earliest.
Jaffna University Science Teachers’ Association
University of Jaffna
Statement by the Jaffna University Teachers’ Association
We, the members of the University of Jaffna Teachers’ Association (UJTA), are deeply worried about the recent clash among the students at the University of Jaffna. We unequivocally condemn all the students who were involved in this clash. We would like to assure the people of the country that we will take every necessary step to protect the cultural rights of each student community at our university and bring about unity among the different student groups. While expressing our dismay over the violent incident that occurred yesterday, the 16th of July 2016 in the Faculty of Science, we recognize that the University of Jaffna and all the other universities in the country are multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural spaces. We appeal to the students, staff, employees and administrators of all the universities in the country, including our own, to work towards keeping the university space free of violence and cultural intolerance and creating harmony and solidarity among student groups.
S. Sivakanthan/ Secretary /UJTA